PREP SPORTS ROUND UP: Bulldog golfers host CAAC Red Jamboree

The Ionia boys golf team finished sixth in their home Capital Area Activities Conference Red Jamboree Tuesday afternoon at Rolling Hills Golf Course.

Haslett won the event with a score of 156, while St. Johns finished second (157) and DeWitt took third (159). The Bulldogs finished with a score of 186.

Leading the way for Ionia was Will Talbot, who shot a nine-hole round of 40. He was followed by Jake Nemeth, who shot a 46. Andrew Snarski finished with a score of 49, Xavier Lumbert shot a 51, Kyle Gould finished with a 55 and Riley Mercer earned a round of 66.

Lydia Geldhof and Nancy Velasco won JV singles matches, while the JV doubles teams of Cati Fell and Megan Bliss; and Isobel Wentworth and Jinny Mem earned victories as well.

Ionia (1-2) will be back in action today at home against Charlotte.

Eaton Rapids 5, Lakewood 3

LAKE ODESSA — The Vikings fell to the Greyhounds in a CAAC crossover match Monday afternoon at Lakewood High School.

Earning wins for the Lady Vikes were Hannah Morris at No. 1 singles and Sunshine Young at No. 2 singles.

The No. 4 doubles team of Alexis Hyatt and Dallas Lozo also picked up a victory.

Lakewood (1-2, 1-0 in CAAC White) will play host to Ionia on Thursday.

Baseball

LC 16, Lakewood 1

LAKE ODESSA — The Vikings struggled Monday night against the Cougars of Lansing Catholic as they fell in five innings.

Keagan Moore took the loss for Lakewood on the mound. He gave up 12 runs (11 earned) on 10 hits, walked seven and struck out four in 3 2/3 innings of work. Alex Potter gave up four runs on two hits, walked six and struck out one in one inning.

Cougar pitcher Eric Plaehn and Will Ward combined to give up only three hits. Plaehn gave up the only Lakewood run, but struck out eight and walked two batters.

Zach Kilbourn earned two hits and scored the Vikings run, while Connor Hansbarger earned the third hit for Lakewood. Brady Forman drove in Kilbourn with a sacrifice.

Tommy Cotter went 2-3 for Lansing Catholic and drove in three runs, while Dillon Rush went 2-4 and drove in four. Ward also helped at the plate with a 2-3 performance and three RBIs.

Lakewood will play host to DeWitt tonight in a doubleheader.

Portland 7, Corunna 2Portland 12, Corunna 0

CORUNNA — The Raiders moved back to within one game of .500 Monday night with a doubleheader sweep over the Cavilers.

Andrew Click picked up the win in the opener, giving up four hits and striking out six in five scoreless innings.

Dylan Carroll led the way at the plate, earning two hits with a double, a RBI and two stolen bases. Randy Gensterblum went 1-3 with a double and two RBIs and Mason Haggard went 1-4 with a double and two RBIs.

In game two, Austen Livingston pitched four innings of one-hit baseball and struck out four batters to earn the win.

Collin Gensterblum came on in relief for one inning and struck out two batters.Auston Brandt, Dylan Carroll and Mason Haggard all finished with two hits each. Brandt scored twice, drove in three runs and hit a double, while Carroll finished with three RBIs and Haggard scored twice and drove in one.

Ricky Simon went 2-2 with two runs scored as well.

Portland (4-5, 3-1 in CAAC White) will play host to Fowlerville on Thursday.

Softball

P-W 6, Laingsburg 3P-W 13, Laingsburg 7

WESTPHALIA — The Pewamo-Westphalia softball team found their offense Monday night in a doubleheader sweep of Laingsburg.

Jordyn Thelen earned the first varsity win of her career in the pitcher's circle in game one, giving up three runs on six hits as the Pirates earned a 6-3 victory.

At the plate, Ashley Smith went 3-4 with a RBI and two runs scored. Brooke Lewis went 2-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, Kelsi Smith went 2-2 and Hannah Bengel went 1-3 with a double and two RBIs.

In game two, P-W scored seven runs in the seventh to erase a 6-7 deficit en route to a 13-7 win.

Kacey Hengesbach improved to 3-2 on the season, giving up six earned runs on seven hits in the circle.

Lewis led the way on offense, going 3-5 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored. Jessica Hengesbach went 3-5 with a triple and two runs scored, while Smith went 2-5 with two RBIs and a run scored and Breanne Wieber went 1-3 with two sacrifice hits, four RBIs and a run scored.